Mark Levy’s Economic Update – Tuesday, February 04, 2014 None of our clients should be surprised by the current equity market correction we are in. I have been preparing you in these newsletters for the “pause that refreshes”. Declines that occur in bull markets are necessary for reinvigorating the next leg up. The challenge is […]
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Economic Update January 2014 A farming almanac is an annual publication containing a guide for the coming year and a forecast of the times and statistics of events and phenomena important to growing. Farmers’ almanacs have been a source of wisdom, rooted in the core values of independence and simple living, for American growers for […]
January 13, 2014 Greetings All, We are again astounded by how fast another year has passed. If we could create a device that slowed time and gave us more to reflect and realize events as they transpire around us, we might have the corporate structure for the next Microsoft or Apple. Last year was a […]
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Mark Levy’s Economic Update – Wednesday, January 08, 2014 In the last couple of years there has been a common theme in my newsletters. The tone is usually optimistic about the economy and equity markets, and cautious regarding the near term future. The reasons for economic optimism have been obvious; an accommodating Federal Reserve policy, […]
Mark Levy’s Economic Update Tuesday, December 3, 2013 You have all certainly noticed US equity markets rising dramatically of late and this “lift” has been for the most part, enjoyable to watch. Today, U.S. and global equity markets are pulling back – the Dow 30 industrial average closed down 94 points this afternoon to […]
The Cornerstone “The View from November and the Rest of 2013” Well how do you start out a letter when the market is hitting on all cylinders and making new all-time highs? Simple! We start looking at all the possibilities for next year! But this year really has been one for the record books and […]
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Mark Levy’s Economic Update – Wednesday, November 06, 2013 My last newsletter focused on the concern of the United States Government shutdown and the debate between Republicans and Democrats over raising our country’s debt limit. It is amazing how front page concerns can so quickly change, isn’t it? What is also amazing is how the […]
October 10, 2013 Greetings All; As we begin Quarter 4 of 2013 I wonder… When will we again enter the holiday season (read-the fourth quarter) with some sort of confidence in our political system and economy? Last year at this time we were focused upon the “fiscal cliff” (2012); a few years before that it […]
Mark Levy’s Economic Update – Tuesday, October 8, 2013 The stock market is trending lower today due to investors’ concerns of the recent government shutdown and the looming deadline of October 17, 2013 as the date the U.S. debt limit must be raised by. If an agreement isn’t reached by then, there is concern […]
“Why Performance is a Distraction” When we get hit with distractions such as the dysfunctional Congress, a random hurricane thousands of miles away or a Miley Cyrus video, it takes our eye off of our goals and objectives– the big picture stuff. We’re easily distracted and the news media knows it, just look at television […]
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